Opinion

by Brad Davis, Hamilton I would like to respond to comments made in the article “Protecting and defending the wolves.” Marc states that he, being Democrat, is in favor of pro-science […]

by Charles E. Wissenbach, Pinesdale That’s the black magic of Godless dictatorship-socialism. Pet parrots repeat whatever their masters drum into their ears. Check out David Lightsey’s internet article: “Americans have become […]

by Mark Snider, Hamilton This headline was published by the conservative magazine, The Dispatch. The following was written by David French, a columnist for the Atlantic Magazine. “The church has formed […]

by Dominic Farrenkopf, Mayor, City of Hamilton The City of Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department is currently fundraising for a new station that will be located in the City of Hamilton. A […]

by Desirae Coty, Stevensville Jerry, I read your opinion piece and understood your frustration and the need to blame a political party. I have to say, no administration has done anything […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton “You can’t compete with me; I want you to win too.” That meme from Facebook reminds me of that ancient John Denver song that says, “Who’s to […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis For the past few months, talk radio has featured fascinating exchanges between Constitutional expert and Law Professor, Robert Natelson, and Mr. Skip Chisholm, a “Voice of the […]

by Mike Mercer, Stevensville Let us assume, for the sake of argument, that everyone has the same level of concern for our well being as humans and go from there. If […]

by Colleen Parker, Stevensville I don’t know if this is how it’s done – to write a letter to the Bitterroot Star, hoping you will publish these words and accolades overdue […]

by Steve Gibson, Mayor and Jenelle Berthoud, Town Clerk, Stevensville The article on the front page of the Bitterroot Star dated Wednesday, August 10, 2022, “Splash pad opens, closes” has a […]

by Susan McCreary, Stevensville It is not hard to catch fish when you use the right bait. I was not expecting to catch fish the first cast out with my letter […]

by Mackenzie Cole, Missoula As someone who grew up in Montana getting into the woods with my family to camp, ride horses, hike, and ski, it has been getting harder every […]

by Mark Snider, Hamilton The search of Donald Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago was authorized by a federal judge because of “probable cause” of not only obstruction of justice, but of espionage. […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis “Ignorance lies not in the things you don’t know, but in the things you know that ain’t so.” — Will Rogers Why should we Montanans vote for […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton So … “big government.” Do you mean like we have in the USA? It is made up of about 2.1 million civilians whose job it is to […]

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville The subject above is a question we hear almost daily.  No matter where you go in Montana or out-of-state, almost every business will be advertising for workers. […]

by Jim Edwards, Helena Have you no shame Ryan Zinke? What happened to you? Where have the Reagan, the Racicot Republicans gone? Why are there Trump flags, he’s not our President […]

by Linda Schmitt, Chair, Ravalli County Democratic, Central Committee FREEDOM! That word is the clarion call of the Republican Party. It is on practically all their parade banners and political signs. It […]